Portal:Czech Republic/Selected anniversaries/October

5 October 1842 – The first batch of Pilsner Urquell beer is produced
6 October 1923 – Foundation of Czechoslovak Airlines, now known as Czech Airlines
9 October 1410 – First mention of the Prague astronomical clock (pictured)
24 October 1526 – Ferdinand I becomes King of Bohemia, starting a period of nearly 400 years of Habsburg rule over Czech lands
28 October 1918 – The independent state of Czechoslovakia is founded in Prague

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